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Friday June 21, 2013Florida Baseball To Meet Southern Miss In Pensacola On March 4

The
Pensacola Sports Association (PSA) announced on Thursday that the Gator
baseball team will play Southern Miss on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the
waterfront stadium at the Vince J. Whibbs Jr. Community Maritime Park in Pensacola,
Fla. Alabama will face Troy three weeks later on Tuesday, March 25.

“We
are looking forward to our program having an opportunity to compete next spring
in Pensacola against a quality Southern Miss baseball program,” UF head coach Kevin
O’Sullivan said. “We are excited to travel and play in front of the Gator
Fans in Northwest Florida’s Panhandle and compete in a beautiful stadium, it
should be a tremendous environment.”

“This
will be a great event to showcase our great city and beautiful new waterfront
ballpark,” Ray Palmer, PSA Executive Director commented. “All four
of these programs have great support and a large alumni base in the Northwest
Florida area. We feel these games will not only benefit our local sports
fans, but will also be a sports tourism event for the area.”

Individual
tickets will be available beginning in December by visiting www.pensacolasports.com or by visiting the
stadium’s ticket office. Corporate sponsorship and group tickets will be
available August 1 by calling the PSA office at (850) 434-2800.

Game
day operations are being contracted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Double-A
affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Palmer stated that the Wahoos’ staff has the
proven game-day experience needed to provide the visiting teams a quality
experience in the best atmosphere possible, as their 2012 “Organization of the
Year” recognition confirms.